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Blakistonia olea

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Blakistonia olea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Blakistonia
Species:
B. olea
Binomial name
Blakistonia olea

Blakistonia olea is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet olea comes from the Latin for "olive’’, referring to the olive-green colour of the spiders.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species occurs in southern Western Australia. The type locality is Peak Charles National Park in the Eastern Mallee bioregion, with the holotype found in Allocasuarina woodland.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [53]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. ^ a b "Species Blakistonia olea Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-27.